Associations between sleep bruxism and (peri-) implant complications: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives/aims

To describe the protocol of a prospective cohort study designed to answer the question: 'Is sleep bruxism a risk factor for (peri-)implant complications?'.

Materials and methods

Our study is a single-centre, double-blind, prospective cohort study with a follow-up time of 2 years. Ninety-eight participants fulfilling inclusion criteria (planned treatment with implant-supported fixed suprastructure(s) and age 18 years or older) will be included. Sleep bruxism will be monitored at several time points as masticatory muscle activity during sleep by means of a portable single-channel electromyographic device. Our main outcomes are biological complications (i.e., related to peri-implant bleeding, probing depth, marginal bone height, quality of submucosal biofilm and

SUBMITTER: Thymi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5842855 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature